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Henry IV

Print
1595 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Cherubino Alberti (printmaker)
Place of origin
Rome (printed)

Portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval cartouche surrounded by figures and trophies and surmounted by the crowned arms of France and Navarre supported by two flying putti.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleHenry IV (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Henry IV, King of France and Navarre, engraving by Cherubino Alberti, 1595.
Physical description
Portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval cartouche surrounded by figures and trophies and surmounted by the crowned arms of France and Navarre supported by two flying putti.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm (cut)
  • Width: 25.7cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Italian School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Cherub. Albertus Invent. fe. Romae 1595.' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Ovante Pace Bellica Henricus, IV. Gall. et Nav. Rex Christianissimus.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
King
Cartouche
Putti
Coat of Arms
Trophies
Henry IV
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Le Peintre Graveur. Vienna: J. A. Barth, 1808-21.
  • Bibliothèque Nationale. Catalogue de la collection des portraits français. Paris: G. Rapilly, 1896-1911. 7 v.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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